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Depicting motion in a static image. Philosophy, psychology and the perception of pictures| old_uid | 18484 |
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| title | Depicting motion in a static image. Philosophy, psychology and the perception of pictures |
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| start_date | 2020/11/24 |
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| schedule | 13h |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | salle Annie Génovèse (ou sur en ligne) |
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| summary | This seminar focuses on whether static images can depict motion. It is natural to say that pictures depicting objects caught in the middle of a dynamic action - such as Henri Cartier-Bresson’s Behind the Gare St. Lazare - are pictures of movement, but, given that pictures themselves do not move, can we make sense of such an idea ? Drawing on results from experimental psychology and cognitive sciences I show that we can. Psychological studies on implicit motion and representational momentum indicate that motion is really perceived in some static images : our visual system is built in order to detect motion even where it is only implied and to anticipate the probable outcomes of others’ actions - even when the “others” are only pictures’ subject matters. I argue that, consequently, a range of popular depiction theories - perceptualist theories of depiction - can accommodate depicted motion. |
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| responsibles | Laboissière |
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